JoCo legislators voting for education finance bill received KS Chamber and Koch funding

In the recent vote on the education finance bill with the harmful policy provisions, eastern Johnson County senators and representatives voted against the bill.  Central and western Johnson County legislators voted in favor of the bill.  This bill’s policy pieces were part of the privatization/anti-public school agenda pushed by the Kochs and their various funded and influenced lobbying entities, ALEC, the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, AFP and KPI.  We’ve also included Speaker Merrick’s donation from Kansas Chamber President Mike O’Neal. Here’s a chart showing HB 2506 Johnson County aye votes and donations those legislators received from Kansas Chamber of Commerce (KCC) and Koch. Here’s a link to this and other information: http://www.kansas.gov/ethics/Campaign_Finance/View_Submitted_Forms_&_Reports.html

House

District Representative 2013
14 Keith Esau KCC 500
15 Erin Davis 0 (appointed 2014)
16 Amanda Grosserode KCC 500
17 Brett Hildabrand KCC 500
18 John Rubin KCC 500
20 Rob Bruchman KCC 250
23 Kelly Meigs KCC 500
27 Ray Merrick Michael O’Neal 100; KCC 500; Koch 500
28 Jerry Lunn KCC 500; Koch 500
29 James Todd Koch 500
30 Lance Kinzer KCC 250; Koch 500
38 Willie Dove KCC 500; Koch 500
39 Charles Macheers KCC 500; Koch 500
48 Marvin Kleeb KCC: 250; Koch 500
49 Scott Schwab KCC 250
78 Ron Ryckman, Jr. KCC 250; Koch 500
121 Mike Kieger KCC 250

 

Senate

District Senator 2012-2013
8 Jim Denning KCC 1,000; Koch 1,000
9 Julia Lynn Koch 1,000; KCC 1,000
10 Mary Pilcher Cook KCC 1,000; Koch 1,000
11 Jeff Melcher KCC 1,000; Koch 1,000
21 Greg Smith KCC 1,000; Koch 1,000
23 Rob Olson KCC 1,000; Koch 1,000
37 Pat Apple KCC 500; Koch 2,000 (separate 1K donations)

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